Watchdogs Quotes

Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members' interests. - Andy Stern

The public isn't clamoring for any more lapdogs in Congress -- they want more watchdogs, especially after Katrina and the challenges we face in Iraq and the issues of fiscal responsibility with the budget. - Rick Larsen

The public and the media have to be eternally vigilant to make sure that the good open meetings and government laws continue in Utah, which means continuing to watch the Legislature. We have taken big steps this session, but the watchdogs need to stay there. We can't leave our post. - Michael O'Brien

The pack slumbered and only a few watchdogs rattled their chains. - Alexander Cockburn

The commission has normally been anxious to find the true wrongdoers, the ones at the heart of the wrongdoing, not to sue the guardians, or the watchdogs, if you will. - David Ruder

People who care at all about what government is doing rely on watchdogs to get that information out. - Terry Francke

One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs. - Dan Rather

Many of the scandals sweeping over Capitol Hill are the product of loose ethics enforcement in Congress. No one is watching because the ethics committees too often act like lap dogs rather than watchdogs. - Frank Clemente

It raises the specter of a conflict of interest. It's an ethical question. They're supposed to be watchdogs. Does it make you a lap dog if they're funding you? Is your loyalty to -- the environment _or is it to the bottom line? - Roberta Baskin